Western University Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository 8-30-2018 1:30 PM Exploring the Chemistry of Asymmetric Phosphines & Phosphinidene Sulfides Taylor E. Pritchard The University of Western Ontario Supervisor Ragogna, P. J. The University of Western Ontario Graduate Program in Chemistry A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the equirr ements for the degree in Master of Science © Taylor E. Pritchard 2018 Follow this and additional works at: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd Part of the Inorganic Chemistry Commons Recommended Citation Pritchard, Taylor E., "Exploring the Chemistry of Asymmetric Phosphines & Phosphinidene Sulfides" (2018). Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. 5664. https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/5664 This Dissertation/Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by Scholarship@Western. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository by an authorized administrator of Scholarship@Western. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Abstract The field of low-coordinate main group chemistry has seen huge development in the last 30 years, with novel compounds that demonstrate unique structures and reactivity. Isolation of these species has relied on thoughtfully designed ligands normally containing substructure steric bulk. The area of phosphinidene chalcogenide isolation and transfer remains poorly understood by comparison. In this context, the major focus of thesis was on the development of a room-temperature method for the transfer of RP=S moieties with and without sterically demanding substituents. The preparation and complete characterization of new asymmetric phosphines with m-terphenyl substituents was also reported. In Chapter 2, the characterization of secondary and tertiary phosphines which have the general formula TerPhPR1R2 (TerPh = 2,6-Mes2C6H3, Mes = 2,4,6-(CH3)3C6H2) is reported.